Preliminary study on the diversity of Orthoptera from Kuala Belalong Field Studies Centre, Brunei Darussalam, Borneo
Author
Tan, Ming Kai
Author
Abdul Wahab, Rodzay bin Haji
text
Journal of Orthoptera Research
2018
27
2
119
142
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jor.27.24152
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jor.27.24152
1937-2426-2-119
2.
Perakia sp.
Fig. 4A
Remarks.-
We tentatively identified this species to be near to
P. borneensis
Willemse, 1936. This cryptic grasshopper was found on tree branches in the dipterocarp forest. The brown and elongated habitus of the grasshopper enables it to camouflage on branches. Interestingly, they were only encountered after the rain, perhaps suggesting that it is a canopy species, brought down to the understory by the rainfall. We identified our species based on the generic key by
Willemse (1956)
. We only have females and can only identify the species name tentatively. Identification was based mainly on color patterns.